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Probably not making a video, but here's the prompt I fed into Cursor to start the project. I had perplexity.ai help write it: We're building a Lightning-powered video player with Nostr integration. Create a Next.js/React app with these components: Video File Handling Use FFmpeg.js/WebAssembly for in-browser video metadata modification Implement custom metadata tagging in MP4 containers using 'uuid' boxes for: Lightning addresses (BOLT11 invoices) Nostr npub signatures (NIP-07) Payment rate per minute (JSON structure) Add signature verification using nostr-tools' nip07.verifyEvent() Player Core Use Video.js with HLS.js for adaptive streaming Create payment timer that triggers every minute using requestAnimationFrame Implement payment queue with exponential backoff retries Lightning/Nostr Integration Add NWC (Nostr Wallet Connect) via nostr-wallet-connect-js Include these Lightning libraries: lightning-bolt11 for invoice parsing alby-js-sdk for NWC implementation lightning-devkit for fallback LSP integration Create payment metadata builder including: Video SHA-256 hash Current timestamp Content creator's npub Security Features Implement WebCrypto API for client-side hash verification Add budget controls with permissioned NWC scopes Create payment audit trail using IndexedDB Sample File Structure: bash /src /components PlayerCore.tsx PaymentProcessor.ts NostrVerifier.ts /lib video-metadata.ts lightning-helpers.ts crypto-utils.ts /pages index.tsx api/payment-webhook.ts Key Dependencies: json { "dependencies": { "video.js": "^8.3", "hls.js": "^1.4", "ffmpeg.js": "^4.2.9003", "nostr-tools": "^2.3.4", "alby-js-sdk": "^1.0.0", "lightning-bolt11": "^2.3.1", "indexeddb": "^5.0.1", "webcrypto-liner": "^1.2.0" } } Required Cursor Rules: Prioritize WebLN/NWC compatibility checks Enforce content verification before payment processing Maintain offline-first payment queue architecture Include FFmpeg.js worker thread optimization First Implementation Steps: Create video metadata prototype using ffmpeg.js's writeMetadata Set up NWC connection handler with budget controls Build payment timer that survives tab hibernation Implement metadata extraction on video load Add signature verification overlay UI Critical Questions to Resolve: How to handle video seeks/rewinds in payment calculation? What NWC permissions scope is needed? How to persist partially watched payment state? What's the fallback for non-Nostr users? Example Payment Metadata Structure: typescript interface VideoPaymentTags { version: '0.1'; creator: string; // npub rate: number; // sats per minute boostAddresses: { primary: string; secondary?: string; }; signature: string; // NIP-07 signed video hash createdAt: number; // UNIX timestamp } This prompt gives Cursor a clear roadmap while maintaining flexibility for AI-generated implementation details. The architecture balances web video standards with modern Bitcoin/Nostr integrations while emphasizing verification and user control. The nostr stuff isn't added yet, but that's where it's headed.

This is brilliant. I'm guessing you still need a fairly good idea of the process of building an app to be able to provide prompts that will create what you're looking for though?